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Five astronauts testifying April 17, 1967, before Science and Astronautics Committee, 

 following the Apollo fire: From left, Frank Borman, James A. McDivitt, Donald K. (Deke) 

 Slayton, Walter M. Schirra, Jr., and Alan B. Shepard, Jr. 



During the week following the release of the Apollo Review 

 Board report, when Teague was holding daily Oversight Subcommittee 

 hearings morning, afternoon and evening, he spent a good deal of 

 time during committee recesses working behind the scenes to help 

 repair the shattered morale of the NASA Apollo team. Teague was 

 busy on the telephone with NASA and contractor personnel, handling 

 inquiries from the press, appearing on television programs like NBC's 

 "Today" show and ABC's "Issues and Answers" with Astronaut 

 Frank Borman. Tough, thorough, fair and exacting while he presided 

 over the Oversight Subcommittee in the glare of publicity in the huge 

 and imposing committee room in 2318 Rayburn Building, Teague 

 usually asked the witnesses to stop by for a relaxing chat in his friendly 

 ofhec around the corner from the forbidding hearing room. 



